Gina Womack of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children, a grantee of the Open Society Foundations, talks about the organization and its work.
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Posted in: Education & Youth, Justice, United States
Topics: juvenile justice, Louisiana, Luisa Taveras
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As he begins his review, the tactics General Petraeus should consider revising are not those tactics that General McChrystal put in place to protect civilians but those that continue to show indifference to their harm and outrage.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Middle East
Topics: Afghanistan, Erica Gaston, General David Petraeus, General McChrystal, IED, night raids
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The midpoint of the Decade of Roma Inclusion is an obvious time for governments to assess how far they have come in honoring their pledge to eliminate discrimination and close the unacceptable gaps between Roma and non-Roma.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Equality
Topics: Bernard Rorke, Decade of Roma Inclusion, Roma, Roma Initiative
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Hundreds protest for equal #citizenship rights in Lebanon http://korta.nu/0609
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sebastian kohnThe Open Society community's tweets this week cover protests in Lebanon, torture for petty crimes, sex workers' rights, and more.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Lebanon, Middle East, net neutrality, sex workers, torture, Twitter
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